Starr Roxanne Hiltz

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Nationality American Name Starr Hiltz		Role Author Notable awards EFF Pioneer Award

Institutions New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers–Newark Alma mater Columbia University, Vassar College Known for Computer-mediated communication, E-learning Education Vassar College, Columbia University Fields Information system, Sociology Books The network nation, The virtual classroom, Computer‑Mediated Communication Systems, Online communities, Creating community services f

Starr Roxanne Hiltz is a retired Distinguished Professor of Information Science/Information Systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). She, along with Murray Turoff (her husband), are the authors of The Network Nation, a book that is described as "the seminal book that helped define the electronic frontier".

Noteworthy accomplishments and awards

Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award (1994)

Sloan-C Award for "Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Teaching and Learning by an Individual” (2004)

Named as Fulbright-University of Salzburg Distinguished Chair in Communications and Media (2008)

References

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